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Reading to Lives: Inmate Literacy at Jessup Prison
Inmates at Maryland's Jessup Reading Academy learn to read through peer tutoring and personal stories, with six teachers earning competitive pay. The program, praised in a Justice Department guide, faces limits of money and space, yet shows benefits in self respect and communication.
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Jessup
Carolyn Bi
Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
Buser
U.S. Department of Justice
Buena Vista
Calif
Kansas State
Petersburg
Federal Correctional Institute
Washington Corrections Center
Shelton
Wash
Dick-and-Jane
Laura
Felton Warren
Baltimore
Jessup Reading Academy
Thomas Lewis
Reading Academy
Lewis
Jegssup
Justice Department
Stephen Steurer
Corrections Education Association
Academic Teacat
Maryland Correctional Education Office
Michigan
Tana
Ohio
Texas
Arkansas
Colorado
Virgina
Gerald L. Baliles
Thomas Miller
James N. Rollins
Rams
Buffalo
Ven de Santis
N.Y
Evening Sun